The First Shot
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:23 pm
2 February 2010
Three new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0210/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays upcoming events and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below.
4th Annual Camp Perry Open - In a dramatic final day of the Camp Perry Open, a shoot-off added drama to a Day 2 60-shot match featuring two international rifle greats and three of the sport's top women who were right on their heels.
It was all part of the fourth annual event which featured talented adult and junior air pistol and both precision and sporter air rifle shooters from across the nation. This year's event was a sell-out, with waiting lists for competition and a junior clinic. The event was held over a three-day weekend at the Civilian Marksmanship Program's Competitions Center near Port Clinton.
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Camp Perry Open Juniors Featured - Junior airgun shooters once again had the opportunity to rub elbows and shoot alongside some of the best shooters in the sport at the fourth annual Camp Perry Open, 15-17 January. Members of USA Shooting's National Development Team and the US Army Marksmanship Unit made their presence felt both on the firing line and as ambassadors of the sport before, during and after the three-day competition.
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2010 Achievement Medal and Achievement Pin Cut Scores - Cut scores for the popular CMP Achievement Medal and Achievement Pin awards have just been updated for 2010.
In the course of a year as many as half of the competitors in CMP-sanctioned As-Issued Military Rifle and Rimfire Sporter Matches will earn awards through this program. Indeed, a key goal of many competitors in these disciplines is to fire a score good enough to earn a Gold, Silver or Bronze Achievement Medal or Pin. Competitors in CMP Games Matches at the National Matches are awarded medals with neck ribbons when they fire scores that exceed Achievement Medal cut scores. Competitors in the Eastern and Western CMP Games Matches also are awarded medals with neck ribbons. Clubs that sponsor As-Issued Military Rifle or Rimfire Sporter Matches can award, Gold, Silver and Bronze Achievement Pins for scores fired in CMP sanctioned matches.
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CMP Shooters’ News will post links to published or posted articles about the shooting sports that appear in the public or shooting sports media. If you see an article that you think would be of interest to Shooters’ News readers, send us a link to celder@odcmp.com.
Henderson wins MMA Soldier of the Year - By Michael Molinaro, USAMU PAO, FORT BENNING, Ga. — Sgt. 1st Class James Henderson, a service pistol shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, was selected as the Military Marksmanship Association Soldier of the Year for 2009. MMA president Col. (Ret.) Robert I. Hoidahl, Jr. made the announcement at the MMA Annual Membership Meeting January 29 at the Pool International Shooting Complex. Hoidahl presented the Soldier of the Year Award to Henderson - a .45- caliber pistol donated by the Smith and Wesson Corporation. To read the complete article, visit http://www.odcmp.org/0210/MMASoldier.pdf.
Calling all competitive shooters - By: MCC William Lovelady, Navy Public Affairs Support Element SE - MIAMI, Fla. - The U.S. Navy Marksmanship Team (USNMT) is looking for new members to participate in Navy and inter-service rifle and pistol matches. All active-duty Sailors and Reservists are welcomed and encouraged to participate. Serving in the Navy has always been a profession of arms, but in the last 10 years it has increasingly become a profession of small arms. To read the complete article, visit http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?news ... 8103&rfi=6.
The Winchester Star recently highlighted "Athletes in the News" - Nine members of the Massachusetts Junior Rifle Team traveled 12 hours, 720 miles to Camp Perry, Ohio for the Camp Perry Open National Air Rifle Championship Matches. To read the complete article, visit http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/s ... n-the-News.
2010 CMP Competition Rulebook. Revisions to the CMP Competition Rules that govern competitive Service Rifle and Service Pistol shooting in the U. S. are now being developed for the 2010 Edition of the rulebook. Shooters and match sponsors who have comments or recommendations regarding CMP Service Rifle, As-Issued Military Rifle and Service Pistol rules are invited and encouraged to forward them to DCM@odcmp.com. All rules recommendations received by the CMP will be reviewed by its rules committee prior to finalizing the 14th 2010 Edition of the CMP Competition Rules.
Sign up now for CMP National Match Air Rifle Season Opener in Richmond, Virginia. In 2010, the CMP is sponsoring a series of special matches to introduce the new National Match Air Rifle (NMAR) shooting sports discipline. The first CMP NMAR Season Opener Match will be at the Lakeside Moose Family Center, Richmond, Virginia on 27-28 February.
If you live in the Central Atlantic Coast area and are interested in trying NMAR, check out the program posted at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/NMAR/NMAR.htm. Then go to the match registration site at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=5149 to sign up online. NMAR Rules and detailed match procedures are posted on the CMP website at http://odcmp.com/NMAR/Rules.pdf. If you are a highpower rifle shooter who wants to try one of the new AR-Clone air rifles (Creedmoor AiR-15 rifles will be available as loaners), a new shooter who wants to get started in target shooting (sporter air rifles will also be available as loaners) or the owner of a precision air rifle who is looking for a new shooting discipline to try, there is an opportunity waiting for you in the new NMAR shooting discipline. The CMP staff looks forward to greeting you at the match in Richmond!
New Distinguished Shooters. The CMP extends its congratulations to the following competitors for achieving this prestigious status! The most recent shooters to earn Distinguished Badges are listed below. To view the official list of all Distinguished shooters, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_distinguished.cgi.
Distinguished Rifleman Badge
1970 – George Smith Hudson, NH
Distinguished Badge Biographies. In an effort to better preserve the history and prestige of the Distinguished Badge and the shooters who earned this badge, the CMP is collecting individual stories and pictures for as many Distinguished Badges as possible. If you, or a close family member, are a Distinguished shooter and would like to submit the story of how you became Distinguished, please email celder@odcmp.com with your story and pictures. The CMP will record this information and display it on this website; the CMP staff will review and may edit stories before they are posted. If you or a family member are a Distinguished shooter, why not share your story of this significant accomplishment with others.
The picture above is from 1958 showing the US Army Rifle team holding their pennant. M/Sgt Grimes (Clifford V. Grimes) is the 3rd man from the right, holding the flag with his left hand.
Recently Added:
Distinguished Rifleman 1960 - Clifford Grimes USA - http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/distingu ... istID=7582
To read other Distinguished Stories, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_d ... lphaStart= and click on "Biography".
2010-2011 CMP College Scholarships for JROTC and ROTC Rifle Shooters. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) will provide scholarship assistance to encourage and reward outstanding and deserving students in JROTC/ROTC programs who also excel in rifle team programs at their schools. The CMP seeks applications from high school seniors who will enroll in a four-year college or university or from college students who are already in pursuit of a four-year degree. The deadline for applications is 5 March 2010. For more information, visit http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/Scholarship.htm.
2010 Club Annual Report and Renewal Forms are posted on the CMP website at http://www.odcmp.com/Clubs.htm. Annual reports are required for a club to maintain CMP affiliation and are due by April 1, 2010. For further information or questions, contact Vera Snyder at (419) 635-2141 ext. 1182 or via email at vsnyder@odcmp.com.
Please Share. . .Forward this copy of CMP Shooters’ News to coaches, parents, friends and fellow shooters whom you know would enjoy reading it. They can also subscribe to these CMP email updates at http://clubs.odcmp.com/subscribe.
Three new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0210/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays upcoming events and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below.
4th Annual Camp Perry Open - In a dramatic final day of the Camp Perry Open, a shoot-off added drama to a Day 2 60-shot match featuring two international rifle greats and three of the sport's top women who were right on their heels.
It was all part of the fourth annual event which featured talented adult and junior air pistol and both precision and sporter air rifle shooters from across the nation. This year's event was a sell-out, with waiting lists for competition and a junior clinic. The event was held over a three-day weekend at the Civilian Marksmanship Program's Competitions Center near Port Clinton.
More Details
Camp Perry Open Juniors Featured - Junior airgun shooters once again had the opportunity to rub elbows and shoot alongside some of the best shooters in the sport at the fourth annual Camp Perry Open, 15-17 January. Members of USA Shooting's National Development Team and the US Army Marksmanship Unit made their presence felt both on the firing line and as ambassadors of the sport before, during and after the three-day competition.
More Details
2010 Achievement Medal and Achievement Pin Cut Scores - Cut scores for the popular CMP Achievement Medal and Achievement Pin awards have just been updated for 2010.
In the course of a year as many as half of the competitors in CMP-sanctioned As-Issued Military Rifle and Rimfire Sporter Matches will earn awards through this program. Indeed, a key goal of many competitors in these disciplines is to fire a score good enough to earn a Gold, Silver or Bronze Achievement Medal or Pin. Competitors in CMP Games Matches at the National Matches are awarded medals with neck ribbons when they fire scores that exceed Achievement Medal cut scores. Competitors in the Eastern and Western CMP Games Matches also are awarded medals with neck ribbons. Clubs that sponsor As-Issued Military Rifle or Rimfire Sporter Matches can award, Gold, Silver and Bronze Achievement Pins for scores fired in CMP sanctioned matches.
More Details
CMP Shooters’ News will post links to published or posted articles about the shooting sports that appear in the public or shooting sports media. If you see an article that you think would be of interest to Shooters’ News readers, send us a link to celder@odcmp.com.
Henderson wins MMA Soldier of the Year - By Michael Molinaro, USAMU PAO, FORT BENNING, Ga. — Sgt. 1st Class James Henderson, a service pistol shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, was selected as the Military Marksmanship Association Soldier of the Year for 2009. MMA president Col. (Ret.) Robert I. Hoidahl, Jr. made the announcement at the MMA Annual Membership Meeting January 29 at the Pool International Shooting Complex. Hoidahl presented the Soldier of the Year Award to Henderson - a .45- caliber pistol donated by the Smith and Wesson Corporation. To read the complete article, visit http://www.odcmp.org/0210/MMASoldier.pdf.
Calling all competitive shooters - By: MCC William Lovelady, Navy Public Affairs Support Element SE - MIAMI, Fla. - The U.S. Navy Marksmanship Team (USNMT) is looking for new members to participate in Navy and inter-service rifle and pistol matches. All active-duty Sailors and Reservists are welcomed and encouraged to participate. Serving in the Navy has always been a profession of arms, but in the last 10 years it has increasingly become a profession of small arms. To read the complete article, visit http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?news ... 8103&rfi=6.
The Winchester Star recently highlighted "Athletes in the News" - Nine members of the Massachusetts Junior Rifle Team traveled 12 hours, 720 miles to Camp Perry, Ohio for the Camp Perry Open National Air Rifle Championship Matches. To read the complete article, visit http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/s ... n-the-News.
2010 CMP Competition Rulebook. Revisions to the CMP Competition Rules that govern competitive Service Rifle and Service Pistol shooting in the U. S. are now being developed for the 2010 Edition of the rulebook. Shooters and match sponsors who have comments or recommendations regarding CMP Service Rifle, As-Issued Military Rifle and Service Pistol rules are invited and encouraged to forward them to DCM@odcmp.com. All rules recommendations received by the CMP will be reviewed by its rules committee prior to finalizing the 14th 2010 Edition of the CMP Competition Rules.
Sign up now for CMP National Match Air Rifle Season Opener in Richmond, Virginia. In 2010, the CMP is sponsoring a series of special matches to introduce the new National Match Air Rifle (NMAR) shooting sports discipline. The first CMP NMAR Season Opener Match will be at the Lakeside Moose Family Center, Richmond, Virginia on 27-28 February.
If you live in the Central Atlantic Coast area and are interested in trying NMAR, check out the program posted at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/NMAR/NMAR.htm. Then go to the match registration site at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInf ... tchID=5149 to sign up online. NMAR Rules and detailed match procedures are posted on the CMP website at http://odcmp.com/NMAR/Rules.pdf. If you are a highpower rifle shooter who wants to try one of the new AR-Clone air rifles (Creedmoor AiR-15 rifles will be available as loaners), a new shooter who wants to get started in target shooting (sporter air rifles will also be available as loaners) or the owner of a precision air rifle who is looking for a new shooting discipline to try, there is an opportunity waiting for you in the new NMAR shooting discipline. The CMP staff looks forward to greeting you at the match in Richmond!
New Distinguished Shooters. The CMP extends its congratulations to the following competitors for achieving this prestigious status! The most recent shooters to earn Distinguished Badges are listed below. To view the official list of all Distinguished shooters, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_distinguished.cgi.
Distinguished Rifleman Badge
1970 – George Smith Hudson, NH
Distinguished Badge Biographies. In an effort to better preserve the history and prestige of the Distinguished Badge and the shooters who earned this badge, the CMP is collecting individual stories and pictures for as many Distinguished Badges as possible. If you, or a close family member, are a Distinguished shooter and would like to submit the story of how you became Distinguished, please email celder@odcmp.com with your story and pictures. The CMP will record this information and display it on this website; the CMP staff will review and may edit stories before they are posted. If you or a family member are a Distinguished shooter, why not share your story of this significant accomplishment with others.
The picture above is from 1958 showing the US Army Rifle team holding their pennant. M/Sgt Grimes (Clifford V. Grimes) is the 3rd man from the right, holding the flag with his left hand.
Recently Added:
Distinguished Rifleman 1960 - Clifford Grimes USA - http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/distingu ... istID=7582
To read other Distinguished Stories, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_d ... lphaStart= and click on "Biography".
2010-2011 CMP College Scholarships for JROTC and ROTC Rifle Shooters. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) will provide scholarship assistance to encourage and reward outstanding and deserving students in JROTC/ROTC programs who also excel in rifle team programs at their schools. The CMP seeks applications from high school seniors who will enroll in a four-year college or university or from college students who are already in pursuit of a four-year degree. The deadline for applications is 5 March 2010. For more information, visit http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/Scholarship.htm.
2010 Club Annual Report and Renewal Forms are posted on the CMP website at http://www.odcmp.com/Clubs.htm. Annual reports are required for a club to maintain CMP affiliation and are due by April 1, 2010. For further information or questions, contact Vera Snyder at (419) 635-2141 ext. 1182 or via email at vsnyder@odcmp.com.
Please Share. . .Forward this copy of CMP Shooters’ News to coaches, parents, friends and fellow shooters whom you know would enjoy reading it. They can also subscribe to these CMP email updates at http://clubs.odcmp.com/subscribe.